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Household of James Briggs (born 1846, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Grantham, Leicestershire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Briggs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Briggs, born in 1846 in Bottesford, Leicestershire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Briggs, born in 1849 in Coddington, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Bottesford, Leicestershire, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Bottesford, Leicestershire, England), James (born 1876 in Bottesford, Leicestershire, England), Richard Crossly (born 1878 in Bottesford, Leicestershire, England) and Eliza Ann (born 1880 in Bottesford, Leicestershire, England).


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James Briggs's household

Male

James

Briggs

Head
Female

Catherine

Briggs

Wife
Male

Thomas

Briggs

Son
Male

Joseph

Briggs

Son
Male

James

Briggs

Son
Male

Richard Crossly

Briggs

Son
Female

Eliza Ann

Briggs

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bottesford, Leicestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Briggs

Head

Married

35

1846

Bottesford, Leicestershire, England

Catherine

Briggs

Wife

Married

32

1849

Coddington, Nottinghamshire, England

Thomas

Briggs

Son

Single

13

1868

Bottesford, Leicestershire, England

Joseph

Briggs

Son

Single

10

1871

Bottesford, Leicestershire, England

James

Briggs

Son

Single

5

1876

Bottesford, Leicestershire, England

Richard Crossly

Briggs

Son

Single

3

1878

Bottesford, Leicestershire, England

Eliza Ann

Briggs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bottesford, Leicestershire, England

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